ELISHA MITCHELL SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. 13S 



NUMERICAL STATEMENT OF GENERA, SPECIES 



AND VARIETIES, INCLUDED IN 



THE CATALOGUE. 



ril^NOGAMIA.* 



Genera included in ihe Catalogue 527 



Species supposed to be indigenous to the Wilmington Flora ..1046 



Species regarded as introduced 122 



Total number of species 1168 



Varieties indigenous and introduced . _ _ 34 



Total number of species and varieties _,._ 1202 



These arranged systematically are distributed as follows : 



Exogens 104 orders, 402 genera, 861 species and varieties. 



Endogens 25 " 125 " 341 



Total Phtx^nogamia . .129 " 527 " 1202 " " 



COMPOSITION OF THE LARGER ORDERS. 



FIGURES IN CARENTHESES REPRESENT INTRODUCED SPECIES. 



ORDER. GENERA. SPECIES. SPECIES AND VARIETIES. 



Compositse 56 (9) 142 146 



Graminese 49 (22) 118 121 



Cyperace^e 18 106 108 



Leguminosse - 33 (12) 80 87 



Scrophulariaceae 16 (4) 31 34 



Ericaceae 15 29 31 



Rosacese 11 (4) 28 28 



Labiate,.. 18 (8) 25 25 



Onagraceaa 6 21 22 



Umbelliferre 12 (i) 22 22 



Orchidacete .12 19 20 



Caryophyllacese 13 (6) 19 19 



Ranunculaceifi 6 (i) 16 17 



Rubiaceae 9 16 17 



Cruciferge - 7 (3) 11 II. 



*This enumeration does not include the partial list of ballast plants given 

 on page 134. 



